Wringer



Sept, 29, 1936. c. B. WILLIAMS 2,056,105

WRINGER I Original Filed April 27, 1931 s Shets-Sheet 1 %/M a UW gem. 29,1936. c. B. WILLIAMS WRINGER Original Filed April 21, 1931 s Sh'eets-Shet 2 v gwwmtoz mhw 1 Sept. 29, 1936; c, w 2,056,105

WRINGER Original Filed April 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 H945 /i)"; .flmzw u lo cation, Serial No. 503,891,

Patented Sept. 29, 193sv PATEN WRINGEE Charles E. Williams, Shaker Heights, Ohio I 28 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in a wringer for laundry purposes, and especially to that type of wringer wherein the material from which the liquid is to be extracted is first- 5 led between a supplemental roll and. a pair of pressure rolls and then guided to the bite of the pair of pressure rolls, which coast to squeeze the liquid from the material. Such a wringer is disclosed and claimed in my copending applifiled December 23.

The present application contemplates the provision of a wringer of the type mentioned, wherein one supplemental roll is provided, which sup- 15 plemental roll may be, used in conjunction with either one of the pressure rolls desired, and wherein means common to both pressurerolls is used to guide the material to the bite of the two coasting pressure rolls. This permits the garments to be fed into the wringer from either face thereof, without changing the direction of rotation of the pressure rolls and accomplishes this result with the use of a minimum number of rolls. Another object is to provide a wringer wherein the fabric may be fed between the supplemental roll and the pressure roll at an angle convenient for the operator, and wherein the fabric will leave the wringer at an angle which 30 insures the falling of the fabric towards the side opposite the operator.

A further object is to provide a wringer with a; pair of pressure rolls and a supplemental roll, wherein the rolls may be tilted relative to their transverse axis, so that they may be ad justed to an angle which will conveniently permit the operator to feed the fabric or other ma- -terlal to the rolls. v

Other objects of this invention will become 40 apparent from the following description relating to the accompanying drawings, and the essential novel characteristics will be set forth in the claims.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front" 45 elevation of my-improved wringer; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section, and is indicated by the lines 2-2 on Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section taken in the same plane as Fig. 2, but illustrating some of the parts in a slightly different position; Fig.

50 4 is a vertical transverse section, and is indicated on the lines H on Fig. 1, the pressurerolls being positioned in. a-horizontal plane; Fig. 5 isan end elevation of the wringer, the rolls being in a position shown in Fig. 4; 6 is 5 5 horizontal section, and is indicated by the offset usury lines 6-6 on Fig. 4; Fig. '7 is a vertical section and is indicated by the lines 1-1 on Fig. 4; Fig. 8' is a perspective illustrating the supplemental roll support; Fig. 9 is a sectional detail and is indicated by the lines 9-9 on Fig. 7; Figs. 10 and 11 are a plan and side elevation, respectively, of my wringer, as mounted for use on a standard household washing machine; Fig. 12 is a side elevation, partially in section, of a modified form of wringer; Fig. 13 is a transverse section of the modification shown in Fig. 12, and is indicated by the lines 13-13 on Fig. 12; Fig. 14 is a longitudinal vertical section, as indicated by the lines ll-ll on Fig. 13; Fig. 15 is a section taken in the same plane as Fig. 13, but i1- lustrating the parts in a different operating position.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 11, inclusive, the wringer frame comprises a pair of spaced cylindrical drums 20 and 2i, welded .or otherwise secured to a channel shaped base member 23. The base 23 is preferably made in two sections 24 and 25, to permit assembly of the wringer and replacement of the wringer rolls. One end of the base section 24 overlies the end of the section 25 and issecured to it by suitable bolts 26a, as shown in Fig. 1. The drums 20 and 2| are provided with outwardly extending hollow bosses 26, adapted -to receive suitable bearing blocks 21, which support a pressure roll shaft 30. The

- construction is suchthat the axis oi. the shaft 3l1ncoincides with the. axis of the drums. The wringer frame may be secured to the tub in any conventional manner, such asby bolts passing through the base member 23, or, as shown in Fig. '1, by a bracket 28, secured to the drum 2i as by suitable bolts 29, and which. bracket forms part of a gear housing 3i, which, as shown in Figs. 1, l and 11, is secured to the tub T in the usual manner. The inner faces of the drums Z and 21 are open to permit the assembly of a sup plemental frame unit generally indicated at 35.

The supplemental frame 35 comprises a pair of cylindrical drums 36 and 31, adapted to flt within the drums 20 and 2| in such a manner that they may be freely rocked therein. The drums 36 and 31 are spaced by a suitable spacing bar 38, which is preferably welded to the inner faces of the drums. When assembled, the drums 35 and 31' lie entirely within the conlines of .the drums 20 and ii, and form a closure member for such drums. The supplemental frame 35 in turn supports a second pressure roll,- an auxiliary roll, a guide member and a mounting for the last two members.

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As heretofore mentioned,m'y improved wringer is provided with a pair of pressure rolls, one of which 40 is rigidly mounted on the shaft 34.

heretofore mentioned as being supported by the outer frame members and 2 and which serves as an axle about which the inner or supplemental frame rocks. The second pressure roll 4| is rigidly mounted on a shaft 42, carried by a pair of brackets 43, one of which is retained in each of the drums l6 and 81- of the supplemental frame. The mounting is such that the pressure roll 4|, together with the supplemental frame, may be rocked about the pressure roll 40. The pressure rolls and 4| may comprise the usual rubber wringer rolls, and are rigidly secured to the shafts I0 and 42,'respectively.

The brackets 43, which support the pressure roll 4|, also house the pressure unit, which. resiliently retains the rolls 40 and 4| in contact with each other. These brackets are preferably U- shaped metal members, the legs of the U being bent inwardly at their outermost ends to form a housing, through which the shaft 30 projects. To position the brackets 43 in the supplemental frame, and permit them to move in ,only one plane, (horizontal in Fig. 4), the brackets are provided with ears or lugs 45 (Figs. 2 and 6) whichextend through slotted openings 46 in the drums 36 and 31. Within each bracket 43, and at one end thereof, is a bushing 41 adapted to support the pressure roll shaft 42. At the opposite end of each bracket "43 is a compression spring 48, one end ofwhich abuts the end 48 of the bracket and the other end of, which coacts with a spring plate 5|), whichis slidably mounted. in the bracket. Thespring plate has a threaded connection with an adjusting screw II, which extends through the bracket, the outer and inner frame members, and is provided at its outer end with'arr enlarged portion 52, to prevent the inward movement of the screw when rotated. To permit the pressure of the spring to be readily adjusted, a suitable handle 53 is' also secured to the outer end of the adjusting screw. It will be noted that the construction is such that the pressure roll shaft 30 lies between the shaft 42 and the springs Hence, as the adjusting screw is rotated to increase the pressure on the spring, the ends 54. of the brackets are drawnltowards the shaft 30, thereby causing the pressure roll 4|, to be drawn into contact with the pressure roll 40.

The wringer is provided with a supplementalor auxiliary roll 55, which is adapted to coactwith either one of the pressure rolls 40 or 4|, as desired by the operator; The supplemental roll 55 is supported by and rotates as a unit with the inner or supplemental frame 35. The supplemental roll 5! may be of rubber or otherv suitable material and is rigidly secured to a shaft 58, which is supported by suitable bearings 51. The bearings S'L-carrid by arms I58, pivoted as at N, to bracket members 60, which are slidably mounted in the 7 end frame members 38 and 31. The plane of movement of brackets is normal to the plane of movement of the brackets 43, Each bracket,

ll is resiliently held in an uppermost position by a suitable spring 8|, one end of which is ,secured to the bracketas at [3, and the other end is secured to an inwardlyextending lug 82 of the frame members 38 or 31, in which the. bracket is mounted. To guide the brackets 00 for movementin a plane normal to' the movement of the brackets 43, each'bracket I0 is preferably T- shaped, and is provided at its ends with suitable 75 lugs l4 adapted to engage slotted openings l in 'm .plemental frame I! about the axis of the roll .4 70,

r therebetween.

its respective inner frame member It or 31. The.

1 construction is such that the spring I normally retainsthe auxiliary roll II" in contact with one of the pressure rolls '40 or 4|.

The supplemental roll is is so mounted that it 5 may be moved to a position substantially beneath either the pressure roll 40 or the pressure roll 4|,

as desired. As heretofore mentioned, the auxiliary roll BI is carried by arms ll, which are v pivoted at l, to the anchor brackets I. As 10 each pivot It lies substantially in the line of contact of the two pressure rolls the arms may be swung so that the supplemental roll I will underlie either pressure roll desired.

'To retain the auxiliary roll in either of its is adjusted positions, I prefer to provide a plunger 68, mounted in a housing 1, which is secured to the arm 58. The nose I! of the plunger 66 is adapted to enter openings 10 and 1| in' the anchor plate bracket ill. A suitable compression spring 20. I2 is mounted within the housing 61, and serves to retain the plunger in one of the openings. When it is desired to change the auxiliary roll from one position to the other, it is simply necessary to withdraw the nose ""0: the plunger from 25 the opening H by means of a knurled head It, which extends through slotted openings 14 in theouter frame members, after which the entire unit may be swung to a position beneath the other pressure roll, in which position the nose 15 of the 90 plunger ll will enter the opening 10.

As shown in the drawings, the rolls 40 and 4| are somewhat larger than the supplemental roll 58. However, I contemplate that they may be made smaller, larger or the same size. Sumcient 35 space, however, must be provided between the three rolls to accommodate a guide member,

such as the metal bar 18.

The bar serves to guide the material from .the bite of a pressure roll and the supplemental. 0

. wardly, forming concave surfaces II, which substantially conform to the contour of the pressure rolls. The faces I! meet in a common vortex it, which lies between the two pressure rolls. As the material is progressed through the roll SI, 5 and the coacting pressure roll, one of the faces 19 retains such material in contact with one of the rolls 40 or 4|, until the material enters the bite of the two pressure rolls.

As shown in Fig. 4, the pressure rolls 4. and 4| are in a substantially horizontal plane,-while the supplementary roll St is in a position substantially directly beneath the pressureroll 4|. In this instance, material is fed to the bite of the sup- I plementalroll I! and the roll 4| in substantially '55 a horizontal plane. It is sometimes more convenient-forthe operatorto feed the material to the rolls in-a plane which is tilted from the hurl- I This is accomplished by rotating the sun-f thus moving the plane passing through the rolls,

4| and." from a vertical to a tilted position, to more readily facilitate the entrance of garments 1 It is desirablethat this swinging movement be such that the angle at which mat'e- I roll 55 and its associated pressure roll M is in hit rial is fed to the mus may be varied to suit the requirements of the operator. In Fig. 3, I have shown the rolls swung or tilted in a clockwise direction with the supplemental roll in contact with the pressure roll M. It will be noted that the plane which passes through the supplemental clined from the vertical, thereby permitting the garments to be readily fed between the two rolls in a direction of the arrows thereon indicated. In Fig. 2. I show the supplemental roll 55 in a position to coact with the pressure roll 40', in which instance the garments are fed between such rolls. In this figure it will be noted that the supplemental frame has been swung in a counterclockwise direction, permitting the garments to be fed from the direction indicatedby the arrows on that figure.

As heretofore mentioned, the supplemental frame, together with the pressure roll ti, the guide it, and the supplemental roll 55, are swingable as a unit about the axis of the pressure roll til. The construction is such that the supplemental frame 23% may be locked in any desired position, relative to the main frame, by means of the adjusting screws 5i heretofore mentioned. it will be noted that such adjusting screws pass through a circular opening at in the drums 36 and 371' of the supplemental frame, and through slotted openings and 82 in the w m 28 and i! i respectively. 7

i'he drums of the main frame are clamped to the drums of the supplemental frame by tightening knurled headed adjusting nuts hill on threaded studs fill. The studs Ml are riveted or otherwise secured to the supplemental frame drums and :37! and pass through slotted openings M2 in the outer drums 2d and ti. The clamping members tilt are of such diameter that they act against the periphery of the drums 2t! and ii adjacent the openings M2 and clamp the drums together. This locking action is supplemented by the reaction of the heads 52 of the adjusting screws hi, the latter acting in substantially the same manner as the clamping members t lt. It will be noted that the supplemental frame may be clamped in anydesired position within the range of the slots 80, d2 and M2. While I have shown these slots encircling approximately 90 degrees of the circumference of the main frame drums 2d and 2L1 contemplate making it so that the supplemental frame may be swung a greater degree. However, I find that for most practical purposes that arc length shown is suihcient.

The wringer is so constructed that it may be readily dismantled, so as to replace'the rolls. To this end the bolts 26a are removed from the base members 26! and is, and by separating the two members the s it and 2! may be withdrawn from the supplemental frame which previously has been rotated to a position where the adjusting screws 5i may readily be withdrawn from the main frame through the transverse slots d6, which communicate with the slots Bi and 8f. The

brackets as and lid may then be released from the supplemental frame and removed, and the rolls are then dropped down through openings 87,

which extend through the base and periphery of the supplemental frame drums 36 and-31.

Power may be supplied to the'wrlnger in any suitable manner. However, it is to be noted that my wringer is especially adapted for use in powerdriven mechanism, in which case the housing 3|,

which may secure the wringerto the washing ma- 3 chine ortub '1, preferably contains a pair of bevelled gears 90 and SI, the former being rigidly secured to the roll shaft 30 and the latter to a vertical shaft 82, which is driven through suitable gearing at by a motor 98, which is secured.

to the base 96 of the machine. If desired, the wringer may be attached to the tub by means of a base 23 and a suitable hand crank affixed to the shaft 30, and the rolls manually rotated.

A suitable drain board is provided, which, as shown in the drawings, comprises a flat member as. This board is rigidly mounted on the base member if of the wringer and is provided with a pair of downwardly extending surfaces 91 and. it, which extend into either side of the wringer adjacent the base thereof.

The drain board 95 is provided with a flapper board 6563, which is plvotally connected thereto, as at lbi, and is tiltable towards either side of the wringer. depending upon which side of the wringer the material is being fed. This tilting movement is accomplished by a pair of pins. I53 and 55d, which are secured to and project from the inner drums 3d and 371'. The pin 953 contacts with a cam faced upturned flange 655 of the flapper board. The pin 55 contacts with the bottom surface of the flapper board, at the oppositeside of its pivot. When the supplemental frame is swung from position shown in Fig. 2, to the position shown in Fig. 3, the "weighted end ihti of the flapper board causes the latter to swing, while remaining in contact with the pin use. This movement of the frame member 36 causes the pin H53 to engages. notch H5? in the flange that and a continued movement of the supplemental frame draws the pin liid out from the path of the flapper board, which is retained and locked inposition by the pin H53. When the flapper board is swung in the opposite direction, the pin G53 acts on the flange H55 and cams the flapper board iiiii counter-clockwise. This cam is "so arranged that the pin its will bring the outer edge of the wing ltd above the pin est. Further rotation. of the supplemental frame then brings the pin ltd into a position below the flapper board and causes it to act against the lower surface of the board and cam it to its tilted position, retaining it there until the supplemental frame 35 is again swung in the opposite direction.

In Figs. 12 to 15, I illustrate a modified form of wringer, wherein the pressure rolls permanently lie in a horizontal plane. However, I show in this modification means whereby one supplemental roll may be used with either of the pressure rolls, as desired. As shown in Figs. 12 to 15, inclusive, ldil indicates a wringer frame of a usual type, adapted to house a, pair of pressure rolls Hill and tut, which are rigidly mounted on shafts lit and its, respectively. The shaft ms is carried in bearing blocks ills, mounted in guide members Edd, while the shaft 33 is mo'unted in bearing blocks it'd, against which pressure springs ltd are urgedby adjusting screws Hill. The construction is such that the-two rolls are resiliently urged into contact with each other.

mounted in bearing members ill, carried by 4 In this modification, the supplemental roll iii} is carried by a shaft lida which is shown as "with the other pressure roll.

vided a wringer which has a pair of pressure rolls tact with one of the pressure rolls III or I02.

When the rolls are in a normal or inactive position, the supplementary roll shaft I Ila is engaged by a hook I20 of an anchor plate III, As the material is fed between the roll III and the roll Ill, the two are separated, causing the shaft 'IIOa to rock the plate III about a, pivot pin I22, which is secured to the frame member I00, The material, upon passing between these'two rolls, is maintained in contact with the pressure roll I02 by meansof a triangular shaped guide I20, which is similar in all respects to the guide I0, heretofore described. The guide I20 is carried by the anchor plate III, hence it follows the supplemental roll and serves at all times to strip the material therefrom.

I30 carried by the frame I00, which normally serves to retain the supplemental roll in the I position shown in Fig. 13, and by means of a" handle III which is secured to the plungers III, the operator swings the plunger counter-clockwise until the shaft I-I0a engages a hook I" of the plate IZI, which hook corresponds to the aforementioned hook I20. I .The operator then releases the plunger I 00 and the latter serves to retain the supplemental roll H0 in contact with the pressure roll IOI. In this instance, when-the 'material is fed between the supplemental roll H0 and the pressure roll IN, the anchor plate I20 rocks about a pivot pin I00 and the actionv so that material may be fed between the 'suppleto the rolls from either side of the wringer. I

mental roll and either one of the pressure rolls, as desired, thereby permitting material to be fed have also provided a simple adjustment for said supplemental roll so that it -may be readily changed from a position where it coacts with one pressure roll to a position where it coacts I have also prowhich normally extend in a horizontal plane, and a supplemental roll coacting with one of the pressure rolls substantially in a plane normal to the plane of the pressure rolls, wherein the plane passing/through the supplemental roll and its coacting pressure roll may be swung from the vertical about the axis of one of the pressure rolls, thereby permitting the operator tofeed garments or other material to the rolls in a convenient plane and causing the material progressed from the pressure rollsto fall to the opposite side of the wringer from which it was fed.

7 I claim: 1. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame adjustably carried by the main frame, a

one of the pressure rollsand wherein the supplemental frame together with the supplemental roll and second named pressure roll are shiftable as a' unit aboutthe first-named pressure roll, without disturbing the contact between the two rolls.

2. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame rotatably carried by the main frame, a pressure roll mtatably supported by one of said frames, a second pressure roll adapted to coact with the first named roll and rotatably mounted in the other of said frames, pressure means adapted to resiliently urge the two rolls into contact with .each other, a supplemental roll adjustably carried by one of said frames and arranged to coact with either pressure roll as desired, and wherein one of said frames together with its associated roll are bodily rotatable relative to the other frame and'in a concentric circle about the axis 4 of the other roll.

3. In a wringer, a main frame comprising a pair of open ended drums, means adapted to space said. ums, a supplemental frame comprising a secon pair of spaced drums telescopically carried by the first named drums, means adapted to space the second named drums, a pair of coacting pressure rolls rotatably supported by said frames, the axis of one of said rolls lying along the axis of said frames, wherein the supplemental frame and one of said rolls are rotatable as a unit about the axis of the main frame.

4. e In a wringer, a main frame comprising a pair of open ended spaced drums, a supplemental frame comprising a second pair of spaced drums carried by the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably supportedby the main frame the axis of such roll lying along the axis of the firstanamed drums, a secorid pressure roll mtatably supported in the supplemental frame and adapted to coact with the first named-roll, and wherein the supplemental frame and second named roll my be swung as a 'unit about the axis of the first named roll.

5. In a wringer, the'combination of a frame, a pair of pressure rolls, resilient means adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with each other, a supplemental roll carried by the frame, said supplemental roll adapted to be positioned to coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, resilient means adapted to retain the sup plemental roll in contact with its coacting pressure roll; a guide member disposed between the three rolls, wherein the work may be fed from either side of the frame between onepressure roll and the supplemental roll, and thereafter guided into the bite of' the two pressure rolls, and means whereby one of said pressure rolls, the supplemental roll and the guide may be rotated bodily about the axis of the other pressure roll.

6. In a wringer, the combination of a'frame, a pair of pressure rolls mounted in said frame, resilient'means adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with each other, a supplemental roll adapted to be positioned to coact with either one of said pressure rolls as desired, resilient means adapted to retain the supplemental roll in contact with either one of said pressure rolls, aguide member disposed 1 between the three rolls, and wherein the work may be fed from either side of the frame between one pressure roll and the supplemental roll and thereafter .guided into-the pass of the two pressure rolls.

'7. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, a supplemental roll adapted to coact with either one of said pressure rolls' desired.

a guide in the form-of a sage projecting toward the pass of the pressure rolls, a pair of brackets supporting the guide and carrying the journals for the supplemental roll, springs adapted to support the brackets, whereby the supplemental roll and the guide may be moved as a. unit, and wherein the supplemental roll may be moved relative to the guide from a position coacting with one pressure roll to a position coacting with the other pressure roll.

8. In a wringer, a pair oi pressure rolls adapted to coact to squeeze moisture from the work, a supplemental roll, said supplemental rolladapted to coact with either one of the pressure rolls to receive the work, a guide associated with said supplemental roll adapted to guide the work from the pass of the supplemental roll and the coacting pressure roll into the pass of the two pressure rolls, and wherein the guide occupies substantially the same position relative to the supplemental roll and its coacting pressure roll regardless of which pressure roll the supplemental roll eoacts with.

9. In a wringer, a pair of pressure rolls, resilient means adapted to retain the pressure rolls in (iii:

contact with each other, a supplemental roll adapted to coact with one of said pressure rolls, said supplemental roll being pivotally carried whereby the supplemental roll may be rocked to coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, and releasable means to retain the supplemental roll in a position coacting with the desired pressure roll.

iii. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, a supplemental roll adapted to contact with either one of said pressure rolls as desired, means to retain the, supplemental rollin position substantially beneath the desired pressure roll, a guide adjacent said supplemental roll and the pressure rolls, said guide having-a concaved surface substantially parallel with each of the pressure rolls, means connecting the guide and the supplemental rolls and yieldingly supporting them so that the guide and supplemental rolls may move bodily away from the coacting pressure roll.

ii. In a wringer, the combination of a frame, a pair of pressure rolls mounted in the frame, resilient means adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with each other, an auxiliary roll mounted in the frame, said auxiliary roll being adapted to be positioned to coact with either one of said pressure rolls as desired, and resilient means adapted to retain the auxiliary roll in contact with either of said pressure rolls.

12. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, a supplemental roll adapted to lie beneath and coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, a guide in the form of a ridge projecting upward toward the pass of the pressure rolls, said supplemental roll adapted to be moved from a position beneath one pressure roll to a position beneath the other pressure roll, and

,wherein said guide coacts with the supplemental roll in either or its adjusted positions to strip the pressure rolls, an auxiliary roll adapted to'coact' I with either one of said pressure rolls desired, a

guide in the form of a ridge projecting toward the pass of the pressure rolls, a pair of bearing blocks supporting the guide andxarrying the journals for the auxiliary roll, a spring adapted to support the bearing block, whereby the auxiliary roll and the guide may be moved as a unit, the auxiliary roll adapted to be moved relative to the guide, from a position in contact with one-pressure roll guide'may move bodily in a plane substantially nolrl'mal to the plane of movement of the pressure r0 s.

14. In a, wringer, the combination of a main frame, a supplemental frame, a pressure roll rotatably mounted in the main frame, a second pressure roll rotatably mounted in the supplemental frame, resilient means carried by the supplementalframe and adapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with each other, bracket members mounted in the supplemental frame, a guide member carried by said brackets, resilient means adapted to retain the guide member and the bracket in a position adjacent the two pressure rolls, pivoted arms carried by said brackets, bearings associated with said arms and adapted to support the supplemental roll, wherein said supplemental roll may be swung to coact with either one of said pressure rolls desired, said second named resilient means adapted to retain the supplemental roll in contact with one of the pressure rolls, means adapted to secure said arms in an adjusted position relative to said brackets, said supplemental roll and guide member being movable as a unit in a plane substantially normal to a plane passing through, the axis of one of the contact with the other pressure 1 pressure rolls, and wherein said supplemental frame and its associated parts may be rotated relative to said main frame.

15. In a wringer, the combination of a main frame a supplemental frame rotatably mounted in the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably .mounted in the main frame, a second pressure arms carried by said brackets, bearings carried by said arms adapted to support the supplemental roll whereby the supplemental roll may be swung to coact with either of said pressure rolls desired, said second named resilient means being adapted to retain the supplemental roll in contact with one of the pressure rolls, and means adapted to secure said arms .in an adjusted position relative to said brackets, wherein said supplementalroll and guide member move as a unit with the supplemental frame and one of the pressure rolls, and a clamp including the first named resilient meansto clamp the supplemental frame in an adjusted position relative to the main frame.

16. In a wringer, the combination with a. pair lone of said pressure rolls to receive the material before it reaches the bite of the two pressure rolls and means whereby one of said pressure rolls and said supplemental roll may he 5 about the axis of the other roll.

17. In a wringer, the combination with a pair of coacting pressure rolls, means whereby one of said rolls'may be swung about the axis of the other roll to change the location of the contact between therolls. and a supplemental roll shiftable to contact with either of said pressure rolls as desired.

18. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental iii) and in axial alignment with both of said frames, 8. second pressure roll rotatably and slidably mounted in the supplemental frame, resilient means carried by one of said frames to maintain said second named pressure roll in contact with 'the first named pressure roll, a supplemental roll rotatably carried in the supplemental frame, re-

silient means carried by one of said frames to maintain the supplemental roll in contact with one of said pressure rolls, wherein the supplemental frame, together with the two rolls carried thereby, may be rotated relative to the main frame without disturbing the relative relationship of the axes of the three rolls.

19. In a wringer, the combination of a stationary frame having a pair of upright end members spaced apart, a supplemental frame mounted between the upright members and pivotally carried thereby to turn on an axis connecting such end members, a pressure roll and an auxiliary roll both carried by the Jest-mentioned frame and adapted to occupy various actual positions while preserving their relation one to the other, and a second pressure roll adapted to coact with the pressure roll first mentioned.

20.,In a wringer, the combination of a stationary frame, having a base .portion and a pair of upright end members spaced apart, a frame mounted between the upright end members and pivotally carried thereby to turn on an axis connecting such end members, a pressure roll and an auxiliary roll both carried by the last-mentioned frame and adapted to occupy lvario'usiactual positions for preserving their relation one to v the other, a second pressure roll, spring means for sure roll and the first-named pressure roll, and

, means for locking the last-mentioned frame in a plurality of positions tioned frame. a

21. In a wringer, amain frame,a supplemental frame movably mounted on the main frame, a

relative to the first-menwringer roll carried by one of said frames, a pair of wringer rolls carried by the other of said frames, each of said rolls arranged to contact with another roll in a series-relationship, and

wherein relative movement between the frames will change the position of the rolls relative to one of said frames without disturbing the position of the rolls relative to each other.

22. In a wringer, the combination of a frame,

a'pair of pressure rolls mounted in the frame, rea 'the guide.

23. In combination with a washing machine having a tub and a support therefor, a column rising upwardly from said support, a wringer mounted on the upper "end of said column and arranged to swing in a horizontal plane through an angle of ninety degrees from one,edge of the tub to another edge thereof whereby material from said tub will be presented to one face of the \vninger' when in one position and to the opposite face when the wringer is in the other position, said wringer comprising a pair of pressure rolls d18- posed in a substantially horizontal plane, asupplemental'roll arranged to be moved beneath one pressure roll when the wringer is in one position sure roll when the wringer is in the other position,

'whereby the material is first fed between said supprovide a bite between the'auxiliary roll and'the coacting pressure roll, whereby the clothesare fed into the bite of the-auxiliary roll and its coacting pressure roll, and then through the bite of the pressure rolls, and a guide meeting with a, pair ofrolls to guide material into the, bite of such pair of rolls.

25. In a wringer, aframe, a pair of coacting pressure rolls mounted in said frame, means movable tovcoact with one pressure roll or with .iliary roll toward a pressure roll to provide a bite therewith, and means-to effect a relative bodily -shifting between the auxiliary roll and the pair relative .to the tub and beneath the other presof pressure rolls, to cause the auxiliary roll se-- lectively to coact with either one of the pressure rolls desired.

27. In a wringer. a pair of pressure rolls. an auxiliary roll, means to resiliently urge said auxiliary roll toward .a pressure roll to provide a bite therewith, and means to effect a relatively bodily shifting between the auxiliary roll and a pair of pressure rolls to cause the auxiliary roll selectively to coact with either one of the pressure rolls desired, a-drain board to selectively divert liquid wrung from material passing through the wringer to either of two opposite directions and means whereby said shifting means controls the direction of diversion.

128. In.a-wrin'ger, a frame, a pair of coacting pressure rolls mounted infsaid frame and a common means shiftable substantially parallel to a plane through the roll axes to assume a coacting position with one roll at a time to guide material between said means and the coacting pressure cnamnsawn-usus. 3 

